Amendments were adopted on the Texas House redistricting plan that could lead to one less Republican seat but shore up GOP support for incumbents.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
The Texas Democrat is giving all of her pay from the special sessions that she largely missed to a Planned Parenthood facility in Denton County.
House Democrats showed near-unified opposition to Republicans when they broke quorum in July, but now that unity is eroding.
The Texas legislature has been unable to move on any legislation since the regular session gaveled out in May.
One of the Texas House Democrats participating in the quorum bust, Michelle Beckley, hopes to stay in D.C. via a congressional challenge to Beth Van Duyne.
Some Democrats announced today that they would return their pay to the treasury. Others had already begun the process.
Some Democrats sided with Republicans on a limited number of issues, but election reform is a matter where they are standing their ground.
A Dallas Democrat characterized debating election reform with Republicans as “negotiating with terrorists.”
At least one Democrat on the Texas House Elections Committee expressed disappointment that some of her colleagues were left out.
The Republicans’ election security bill went down in flames after Democrats walked out of the House as it was being considered.
The Texas legislature approved its 2022-2023 budget roadmap which contains a 5.5 percent increase in general spending.
The Democrats on the committee accused Chairman Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) and others of “silencing opposing viewpoints.”
With the May 1 election day less than two weeks away, candidates from both parties are trying to garner enough support to be one of the top two to make it to a runoff.
Deer Park Republican Briscoe Cain made a parliamentary mistake that prevented the committee from hearing testimony on an election security bill.
This week — here's a look at some early policy reactions from legislators during the week of Texas weather that could've frozen Hell.
Some bills approach gendered wording head-on. Others propose small, marginal edits to make the law gender-neutral.
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Texas state legislature will finalize its rules this week and adjourn until January 26.
Securing approximately 52 percent of the vote, Rep. Michelle Beckley defeated her Republican opponent Kronda Thimesch.
Here’s a look at the latest financial reports in the most competitive state legislative races on the ballot this November.
